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   -=> Ron Lauzon wrote to Daniel <=-   
      
    -=> Daniel wrote to Ron Lauzon <=-   
      
    Da> Don't forget the buzzwords such as 'violent speech.' That's my   
    Da> favorite.   
      
    RL> Oh, ya. "Hate speech".  Which we've found to really mean "speech we   
    RL> don't like" or "speech that doesn't match our Narrative".   
      
    Da> I'm really torn though. These companies have tons of power but are also   
    Da> public companies. They're under no obligation to follow the   
    Da> constitutional free speech protections because they're not the   
    Da> government. Nor should they. On the other hand, their downfall will be   
    Da> the very act of censorship/discrimination that they practice.   
      
    RL> I completely agree.  But these companies want the best of both worlds.   
      
    RL> On one hand, they want to be a platform (like the phone network) and   
    RL> not be held responsible for what others post on their platform.  I get   
    RL> that.  I would argue that companies like Facebook and YouTube wouldn't   
    RL> be able to exist if they had to vet every post.   
      
    RL> But on the other hand, they want the power to edit speech that they   
    RL> don't like.   
    RL>  But that makes them a publisher and they **are** responsible for their   
    RL> content on their platform.   
      
    RL> They can't have it both ways.  The rules don't work like that.   
      
   I feel the same way, and that's why I'm torn. Do you remember that dumb   
   obama/press coverup with the attack on our embassy by blaming some obscure   
   youtube vid? I believe their hate speech narrative was started at that point.   
   Would you bet a dollar no one saw that video until they pointed fingers at it?   
   I'd bet it had a dozen views before that.   
      
      
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